Traktor DJ Studio Ignite!: The Visual Guide for New Users [Paperback]

RD White (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 2, 2005 | Series: Ignite!

Here is your introduction to the fundamentals of one of Native Instruments's most popular software products, Traktor DJ Studio. Whether you're a new user of Traktor DJ, a new hobbyist DJ, or a professional with little digital experience, this book provides step-by-step instructions with many visuals to guide you through the basics of this powerful application. After completing this book, you'll know how to use the many features that Traktor DJ has to offer. Learn to beat match each mix using Traktor DJ's various tools that aid in this difficult aspect of DJing. Learn the differences between software DJing and vinyl. If you're a diehard vinyl junkie, discover how you can still maintain a healthy vinyl collection using Traktor DJ. This book will lead you to a whole new realm of possibilities in your DJ sets using Traktor DJ Studio!

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About the Author

RD White has been DJing since 1995 and using Traktor DJ Studio for more than three years. He is the founder of the Experimental Liquor Museum (e.l.m.) - a Los Angeles-based electronic music collective that has organized events and performances in L.A. for more than eight years. He has released records on Touchin' Bass (UK) and Colony Productions (UK) as well as his own label, The Designed Disorder (US). Currently, White works for Native Instruments, the manufacturer of Traktor DJ Studio, in their U.S. office in Hollywood, California. He stays busy running his label, producing music, and DJing events in L.A., San Francisco, and various cities abroad.

Product Details

• Paperback: 350 pages
• Publisher: Course Technology PTR; 1 edition (August 2, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592006779
• ISBN-13: 978-1592006779
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #158,464 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This title is outdated., July 2, 2006

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Benny Bones (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Traktor DJ Studio Ignite!: The Visual Guide for New Users (Paperback)

I purchased this title thinking it would be a good guide for the current Traktor DJ Studio software. It is not. Though it was printed in 2005, it appears to be a guide for the original version of the software. It is impossible to follow the set-up instructions because all of the screenshots and most of the commands are now different. If you are using the current 3.0 version, this will be of little - or no - use to you.

3.0 out of 5 stars Eh... pretty basic., March 14, 2007

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Vort3xxX "Living in an Electric State" (Latrobe, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Traktor DJ Studio Ignite!: The Visual Guide for New Users (Paperback)

This was a little more basic than what I was hoping for. There was a lot of banal material involving loading of files, organizing workspace... I bought it the day it came out & It was a bit of a letdown.

I really wish the section on recording and doing fixups / overdubs was more expansive. Traktor 2 was very buggy in this regard & there needs to be a good walkthrough out there covring everything that can go wrong beyond what's in the manual.